By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homebuilder stocks have lagged far behind the broader market during Wall Street’s swoon this year, weighed down by fears that rising mortgage rates could severely dampen sales. One prominent exchange traded fund for homebuilders has fallen about 26% this year, while the S&P 500 is
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By Ray Sanchez and Jennifer Henderson, CNN The parents of a 19-year-old man who was fatally shot by Pennsylvania state troopers have filed a wrongful death lawsuit, accusing troopers and two local prosecutors of attempting to “coverup” evidence the young man was pointing a pellet gun in the air when he was killed. Citing police
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By Annie Grayer, Kaeti Hinck and Janie Boschma, CNN Official White House records from January 6, 2021, show a gap of more than seven hours in phone calls placed to or from former President Donald Trump as the riot at the US Capitol was unfolding. The House select committee investigating January 6 is in possession
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EL PASO, Texas — Sun City Welding Academy hosted its first-ever welding competition today for high school students. Northern Tools, Area Iron, Outlaw Leather, and Marathon Petroleum have partnered with Sun City Welding Academy to support high schoolers interested in the trade that has a growing demand. Students were invited from El Paso schools and
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN The first NASA mission to the moon since 1972 is ready for its most crucial test to date. The 322-foot-tall (98-meter-tall) Artemis I rocket stack, including NASA’s mega Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, began the wet dress rehearsal Friday afternoon at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The test is expected
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El balón de la Copa del Mundo Qatar 2022 empezará a rodar el 21 de noviembre en el Estadio Al Bayt. Pero este viernes se dio el primer paso de la fiesta máxima del fútbol mundial con el sorteo que determinó cómo quedaron conformados los grupos y cómo
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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Johnny Knoxville and Sami Zayn are ready to rumble Sunday at WrestleMania. The star of the “Jackass” movies make his WrestleMania debut in an “Anything Goes” match. Knoxville is the latest celebrity in a feature match at WrestleMania. YouTuber Logan Paul wrestles in a tag-team bout and retired NFL
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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Johnny Knoxville and Sami Zayn are ready to rumble Sunday at WrestleMania. The star of the “Jackass” movies make his WrestleMania debut in an “Anything Goes” match. Knoxville is the latest celebrity in a feature match at WrestleMania. YouTuber Logan Paul wrestles in a tag-team bout and retired NFL
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The Biden administration Friday rolled out final emissions rules that will require cars and trucks to have an average fuel economy of 49 miles per gallon in just a few years. The rule comes as Americans are paying record prices for gas. Friday’s reading for the national average price for
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The temporary head of the Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence division, John Cohen, is stepping down this month as President Joe Biden’s appointee awaits confirmation, according to an internal memo sent to the workforce and obtained by CNN. Cohen assumed the role last July after a series of controversies embroiled the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – As of 8 p.m. on Friday, New Mexicans had spent nearly $1.9 million on legal marijuana for recreational use, according to the state. Medical patients spent nearly $760,000 in that same period of time. In Las Cruces, the bulk of the early sales came from R. Greenleaf, a dispensary that
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Who was the first Masters champion? Who has the lowest score over 72 holes? Who has finished runner-up the most times without ever getting a green jacket? It’s all here in this annual trivia quiz for the Masters. The questions go from the first Masters
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The draw for the World Cup group stage draw has set up some intriguing prospects and will start on Nov. 21 with host Qatar playing Ecuador. Lionel Messi will possibly face Robert Lewandowski. Spain will definitely play Germany. Luis Suarez was handed another game against
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Masters starts Thursday, and the course at Augusta National is among the most famous in the world because it hosts the only major held in the same place. Most memorable is the back nine because of the two par-5 holes that can be reached
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer The United States will play either Ukraine, Wales or Scotland in its World Cup opener, then meet England and Iran in its return to the tournament. The 15th-ranked Americans were drawn to start against the European playoff winner on Nov. 21, the tournament’s opening day in Qatar, then meet
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Talk about a rude welcome to the Master. The opening hole is known as “Tea Olive” because of the fragrant shrubs planted along the 445-yard hole. But it can get a little smelly. Tiger Woods recalls his first time playing it as a pro and
Continue Reading By Kristen Rogers, CNN On a stormy Independence Day in Wichita, Kansas, in 2005, flamingo No. 492 went rogue. The bird was spotted around 600 miles away Monday — nearly 17 years later — by fishing guide and angler David Foreman, according to the Texas Parks & Wildlife department. One of 40 flamingos brought from
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By Matias Grez, CNN Spain and Germany will face off in the headline act of the group stages at the 2022 World Cup after the draw for the tournament was made in Doha on Friday. Group E is undoubtedly the most intriguing, with the Spanish and Germans joined by Japan and either Costa Rica or
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business Sanctions leveled on Russia have pushed the country toward becoming a closed economy, a status the country is ill-equipped to handle, a senior Treasury official said on Friday. “The economic consequences Russia is facing are severe: high inflation that will only get higher, and deep recession that will only get
Continue Reading By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alaska Airlines canceled dozens of U.S. West Coast flights Friday as off-duty pilots picketed in several major cities over an impasse in nearly three years of contract negotiations. The airline says more cancellations are possible through the weekend. Alaska says more than 120 of its flights
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The family of an American citizen taken hostage in Afghanistan more than two years ago welcomed an apparent proof of life video that was published on Friday and called on the Biden administration to take “bold and decisive action” to bring him home. Mark Frerichs, a veteran and contractor who was
Continue Reading CLEVELAND (AP) — Tom Hanks will launch a new era of Cleveland baseball. The Oscar-winning actor will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Guardians’ home opener against the San Francisco Giants on April 15. It will be Cleveland’s first home game since dropping Indians, the team’s name since 1915. Hanks, who famously said
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Reigning Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama has withdrawn from the Valero Texas Open after nine holes of the second round, citing discomfort in his neck. Wearing a strip of medical tape on the side of his neck, Matsuyama teed off Friday and birdied his opening hole at TPC San Antonio. He made
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Reigning Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama has withdrawn from the Valero Texas Open after nine holes of the second round, citing discomfort in his neck. Wearing a strip of medical tape on the side of his neck, Matsuyama teed off Friday and birdied his opening hole at TPC San Antonio. He made
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El Ministerio Público de Honduras informó este viernes que comenzó un proceso de aseguramiento e incautación de bienes y del patrimonio financiero del núcleo familiar del expresidente Juan Orlando Hernández, a través de la Fiscalía Especial Contra el Crimen Organizado. El expresidente de Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández presenta recurso
Continue Reading SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a man fatally shot himself after shooting and injuring his girlfriend at the West Texas beef processing plant where they both worked. San Angelo police said officers responded to the shooting at Lone Star Beef Processors at about 8:30 a.m. Friday. Police say the 57-year-old man and 49-year-old
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Hundreds waited in line Thursday to be among the first to purchase legal marijuana in Las Cruces. R. Greenleaf dispensary opened its doors at 12:01 a.m. Friday. The dispensary prepared for a busy Friday while preserving 20 to 25 % of its inventory for patients who purchase marijuana for medical
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN Chilling details have emerged about an armed gang’s attack on a train in northern Nigeria which left eight people dead and more than two dozen injured. Musa Bashir Usman was one of more than 300 people traveling on a train from Nigeria’s capital Abuja to the northern city of Kaduna when
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired eight-time All-Star reliever Craig Kimbrel from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for outfielder AJ Pollock. Kimbrel was 4-5 with 24 saves in a combined 63 games with the Chicago Cubs and White Sox last season. The Cubs shipped him across town at midseason in
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the World Cup football (soccer) tournaments. The World Cup is organized by FIFA, the Federation Internationale de Football Association. Men’s and women’s tournaments are held every four years. July 10-August 20, 2023 – The Women’s World Cup is scheduled to take place in Australia and New Zealand. November
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